Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers by Lynn Quitman Troyka HC 1993

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Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0138137676
ISBN-13
9780138137670
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63843

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
864 Pages
Publication Name
Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers
Language
English
Publication Year
1992
Subject
Authorship
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
Lynn Quitman Troyka
Format
Hardcover

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1.3 in
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37 Oz
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8.5 in
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Edition Number
3
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
808/.042
Table Of Content
I. WRITING AN ESSAY. 1. Thinking About Purposes and Audiences. 2. Planning and Shaping. 3. Drafting and Revising. 4. Writing Paragraphs. 5. Reading and Thinking Critically. 6. Writing Argument. II. UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR. 7. Parts of Speech and Structures of the Sentence. 8. Verbs. 9. Case of Nouns and Pronouns. 10. Pronoun Reference. 11. Agreement. 12. Using Adjectives and Adverbs. III. WRITING CORRECT SENTENCES. 13. Sentence Fragments. 14. Comma Splices and Fused Sentences. 15. Sentences that Send Unclear Messages. IV. WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. 16. Conciseness. 17. Coordination and Subordination. 18. Parallelism. 19. Variety and Emphasis. V. USING EFFECTIVE WORDS. 20. Understanding the Meaning of Words. 21. Understanding the Effect of Words. 22. Spelling and Hyphenation. VI. USING PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS. 23. The Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Point. 24. The Comma. 25. The Semicolon. 26. The Colon. 27. The Apostrophe. 28. Quotation Marks. 29. Other Marks of Punctuation. 30. Capitals, Italics, Abbreviations, Numbers. VII. WRITING RESEARCH. 31. Avoiding Plagiarism and Using Sources for Quoting, for Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. 32. The Process of Research Writing. 33. Documenting Sources for Research Writing. 34. Case Study: A Student Writing an MLA Research Paper. 35. Case Study: A Student Writing an APA Research Paper. VIII. WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. 36. Comparing the Different Disciplines. 37. Writing About Literature. 38. Writing in the Social Sciences and the Natural Sciences. 39. Business Writing. 40. Writing Under Pressure. IX. WRITING WHEN ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE. 41. Singulars and Plurals. 42. Articles. 43. Word Order. 44. Prepositions. 45. Gerunds and Infinitives. 46. Modal Auziliary Verbs. Appendix A: Writing With a Computer. Appendix B: Following Guidelines for Typing Essays and Research Papers. Usage Glossary. Usage-1 Glossary of Grammatical and Selected Composition Terms. Terms-1 Index. Index-1 Charts in Tinted Boxes.
Synopsis
Explains the purposes of writing, aids in the understanding of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, gives the processes of research writing, and provides a section for ESL students., Freshman Composition and other writing courses, including courses with an emphasis on writing across the curriculum. Designed to serve as the core text in college composition programs and as a handy reference throughout college, this comprehensive handbook begins with coverage of the writing process, and then treats all aspects of grammar, punctuation, and style. The Simon & Schuster Handbook includes chapters on critical reading and thinking, the research process, writing across the curriculum, and writing argument. Like the second edition, the revision is based on the latest research in composition and takes a thoroughly modern approach to the teaching of writing. The unparalleled supplements package features the Annotated Instructor's Edition of the handbook, a resource that has become indispensable in many composition programs.

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